Top 10 Grilled Cheese Sandwiches: A Loaf of Bread, A Pound of Cheese...
Mark Mauer Eat your heart out at the Grilled Cheese Invitational
5. Grilled Cheese Invitational: Every April, Los Angeles celebrates all that is grilled cheese at this cook-off. Competitors range from amateurs to serious chefs who compete in traditional, free-for-all, and dessert categories. A $5 judging fee gains you entrance and samples of all the entrants. For any grilled cheese lover, this is an event not to be missed.
Katherine Sacks Build your own grilled cheese at Say Cheese Cafe
4. Say Cheese Cafe: This Silverlake cheese shop offers a wide assortment of specialty cheeses and gourmet products. Put on your chefs hat and build your own grilled cheese, choosing from the retail cheeses including options like aged gouda, smoked cheddar and gorgonzola. Add spreads of basil pesto, sun-dried tomato compote or horseradish aoli on toasted rosemary, sourdough or ciabattina to create your own magic. Each sandwich comes with a side salad of mixed greens. 2800 Hyperion Avenue, (323) 665-0545.
Mind blowing grilled cheese at The Foundry
3. The Foundry on Melrose: This may well be the grilled cheese to top all gourmet grilled cheese. Toasted raisin bread filled with tallegio cheese, short ribs, arugula, and apricot caper puree is served on the lounge menu of this Melrose hotspot. With all those flavors, one might struggle to call Chef Eric Greenspan's sandwich a grilled cheese. Greenspan wouldn't, of course. 7465 Melrose Avenue, (323) 651-0915.
2. Campanile: Thursday grilled cheese night at Campanile is an LA institution. The first venue to offer a grilled cheese night, every week Campanile's packed house backs up their reputation. Chef Mark Peel creates a menu of seasonal, regionally inspired sandwiches that are served on another city favorite, the restaurant's neighbor, La Brea Bakery breads. Fan picks include the Croque Monsieur. Make sure to reserve a table or you'll be left without the cheese. Thursday nights, 624 S La Brea Avenue, (323) 938-1447.
1. Clementine: During the month of April (National Grilled Cheese Month), this Century City neighborhood spot honors the grilled cheese sandwich in a big way. Each week, new combinations and mash-ups are offered on their very popular special grilled cheese menu. Past favorites have included chili grilled cheese, queso mahon and chorizo, and provolone with hot Italian sausages. Until April, you'll just have to make to with what's arguably the best grilled cheese in town without the fanfare. You'll be just fine. 1751 Ensley Ave, (310) 552-1080.
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